Slow Cooker

[Fast]

Maybe this one will, http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/#/te...ougalls_instant_thickening_granules_170g.html

Basically thickening granules from McDougals. I prefer them as they are flavourless, whereas if you use beef or chicken gravy granules to thicken, obvious but they flavour

 

[cHodAX]

Mycenae is spot on, it's either that or thicken with cornflour and water but it can dilute the flavour a little. Browning in flour works great.

 

[djpringle]

You could just add flour after browning off your onions / garlic / veg etc to absorb all the liquid and fat prior to pouring in your stock or whatever as well.

 

[cHodAX]

You could just add flour after browning off your onions / garlic / veg etc to absorb all the liquid and fat prior to pouring in your stock or whatever as well.

Browning does make all the difference and the way you mentioned just means getting even more flavour in. It's a good tip.

 

[Bahumat]

Maybe this one will, http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/#/te...ougalls_instant_thickening_granules_170g.html

Basically thickening granules from McDougals. I prefer them as they are flavourless, whereas if you use beef or chicken gravy granules to thicken, obvious but they flavour

Sorry my earlier response looks really shitty. Was not meant to write it like that.
Will check out the thickening granular
Thanks

 

[Zenith]

Ye, coating with flour works wonders. However, I normally stir flour with a bit of water, to make a sort of porridge, and add when ur basicly done. Will thicken anything up just fine!

 

[Nate]

Maybe this one will, http://www.mysupermarket.co.uk/#/te...ougalls_instant_thickening_granules_170g.html

Basically thickening granules from McDougals. I prefer them as they are flavourless, whereas if you use beef or chicken gravy granules to thicken, obvious but they flavour

that's just corn flour

 

[Edmond]

Cooked up some mince last night and bunged it all in the sloww cooker this morn. I made a chilly

Opened the door tonight to be hit with the waft of lovely grub, and very nice it was too

Now off to see Rhod Gilbert live

Goodnight all

 

[wolfeeh]

I've had so many slow cookers it's unreal wife broke 1, wife kept 1, girlfriend kept 1. in current relationship we have so far set fire to 4 and 1 had an unidentifiable cause of death so we are on #6 as a couple. 9 for me total so far basically.

Had all different makes and sizes, with and without bells and whistles and my experience is thus;
The £9.99 tesco value slow cooker creates an identical end result to the £69.99 Tefal ... and there's no killer features you're doing without... you are in fact, not doing without anything.... you don't need the timer features. I've cooked chicken fajitas for well over 24 hours to no detriment :>

 

[Bahumat]

I made a lamb stew but I put carrots and potato in. I cut the carrots and potato too big as after 7 hours they were a bit hard
The lamb was lovely though.

 

[Deebs]

Cannot wait to get one, does anyone have any books to recommend or recipes???

 

[rynnor]

Dont these have the drawback of occasionally setting your house alight?

 

[Nate]

Same thing can happen if you've had a meal containing curry, chilli and baked beans then fart near naked flames while doing the Gangnam Style dance.

 

[TdC]

Cannot wait to get one, does anyone have any books to recommend or recipes???

you get one and I'll post my special meatballs spaghetti recipe. and I'll be wanting an honest appraisal as you are at least partially a metro-sexual Italian person with a designer beard

 

[cHodAX]

Designer beard? Pictures or it never happened!

 

[Bahumat]

I think you were looking at his designer pubes TdC

 

[TdC]

it's well known that Deebs doesn't have anything "down there". He's like a Ken doll. So.....I've......been......told.....

 

[Nate]

Gonzo was modelled on Deebs. There's a reason it's purple.

 

[Mey]

The flour/fat/oil mixture is called a roux.

Bloody peasants.

 

[Mey]

Cannot wait to get one, does anyone have any books to recommend or recipes???

The art to slow cooking is essentially, shit loads of stock vegetables, stock water, meat of choice bang.

 

[TdC]

meat of choice bang.

you realize that with Deebs your recent statement could mean just about anything, no?

 

[DaGaffer]

I've had so many slow cookers it's unreal wife broke 1, wife kept 1, girlfriend kept 1. in current relationship we have so far set fire to 4 and 1 had an unidentifiable cause of death so we are on #6 as a couple. 9 for me total so far basically.

Had all different makes and sizes, with and without bells and whistles and my experience is thus;
The £9.99 tesco value slow cooker creates an identical end result to the £69.99 Tefal ... and there's no killer features you're doing without... you are in fact, not doing without anything.... you don't need the timer features. I've cooked chicken fajitas for well over 24 hours to no detriment :>

How the fuck do you set fire to a Slow Cooker? Never mind four of them.

 

[wolfeeh]

How the fuck do you set fire to a Slow Cooker? Never mind four of them.

Welllllllllllllllllll... usually the Mrs traps the power cable between the ceramic pot and the cooker body.... On occasion she leaves the cable trailing over the gas hob, then turns that on... depends what sort of mood she's in really.

 

[dysfunction]

Welllllllllllllllllll... usually the Mrs traps the power cable between the ceramic pot and the cooker body.... On occasion she leaves the cable trailing over the gas hob, then turns that on... depends what sort of mood she's in really.

Jebus!!

I would never let her anywhere near the kitchen or electrical items!

 

[wolfeeh]

Jebus!!

I would never let her anywhere near the kitchen or electrical items!

You say that, but for an actual living... she's a Nurse :>

 

[Nate]

Maybe ring the hospital up and tell them to not ever get a slow cooker

 

[Nate]

I don't understand why the slow cooker has to be on the gas hob anyway. Ours is just on the kitchen table. Doesn't leave a mark.

 

[dysfunction]

At least she isn't a surgeon else you would have a slow cooker left inside you!

 

[wolfeeh]

I don't understand why the slow cooker has to be on the gas hob anyway. Ours is just on the kitchen table. Doesn't leave a mark.

it's not. it's on a worktop next to the cooker. but in the stupidly designed kitchen the power points are a) some way above the worksurface and b) clustered to either side of the cooker so the cables invariably wind their way over the hobs.

 

[eksdee]

We had this the other day: http://www.itv.com/food/recipes/sausage-bean-and-olive-casserole

Didn't do it in the slow cooker that particular time, but we have in the past and it's a TASTE SENSATION!